For:            Woodside Lodges Country Park per McCartneys, 7 Broad Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8BT

Ward: Frome

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking Mr Davis spoke in favour of his application.

RESOLVED

that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1 -        A01 (Time limit for commencement (full permission))

                 Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2 -               Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any other revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no development normally permitted by Classes A, B, C, D, E and F of Part 1 and Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 of Article 3 of the General Permitted Development Order 1995 shall be carried out.

            Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the countryside.

3 -        Prior to commencement of the development hereby permitted full written details and samples of the materials to be used on the external surfaces of the building hereby permitted shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for their written approval.  The development shall not commence without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved details and thereafter maintained as such.

            Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development.

4 -        The dwelling house hereby permitted shall only be used for holiday purposes by tourists.  No person or group of persons shall occupy the dwelling house for more than 28 days in any calendar year and shall not be occupied by any one person or group of persons for more than 156 days in any one calendar year.

         The owners/operators of the site shall maintain an up-to-date register of the names of all occupiers of the dwelling house hereby permitted and of their main home address (i.e. place of residence) and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority.

                 Reason:  To ensure that the development hereby permitted is not used as a permanent unrestricted dwelling house contrary to Development Plan policies.

5 -        Prior to commencement of the development hereby permitted the applicant or any person(s) carrying out the development hereby permitted shall submit to the Local Planning Authority in respect of a scheme of landscaping indigenous species.  The landscaping shall include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, and details of any to be retained.  The submitted scheme of landscaping must include details as to the location of all planting, their species and the density of planting.  The development shall not commence until the landscaping scheme has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

                 Reason:  To ensure that the development integrates appropriately within the wider landscape.

6 -        All planting comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following completion of the development hereby permitted or the first use of any of the tourist lodges.  Any trees or plants which within a period of five years of their planting die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

                 Reason:  To ensure that the development integrates appropriately within the wider landscape.

7 -        Prior to commencement of the development hereby permitted, full written details of all external lighting to be installed upon the site (if any) shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for their written approval.  No external lighting shall be installed upon the site without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority.  The approved external lighting shall be installed in full accordance with the approved details and thereafter maintained in accordance with those details.

            Reason:  To safeguard the character and appearance of the area.

            Informatives:

1 -        N15 - Reason(s) for the Grant of PP/LBC/CAC

2 -        For the avoidance of any doubt the plans to which this decision relate are:

·         Proposed Site Plan (Scale 1:1250) - Drawing Number LSV 330/02 received 29th January 2007;

·         Proposed Site Plan, Floor Plans and Elevations (Scales 1:500 and 1:100) - Drawing Number LSV 300/20 received 29th January 2007;

·         Existing Site Plan, Block Plan and Elevations (Scales 1:5000 and 1:1250) - Drawing Number LSV 300/01 received 29th January 2007.